William Blake
Born 28 November 1757 · Died 12 August 1827
From London, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: United Kingdom, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Writes nonfiction
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic poetry has been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language".[1] His visual artistry has led one British art journalist to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced".[2] Although he only once journeyed farther than a day's walk outside London during his lifetime,[3] he produced a diverse and symbolically rich corpus, which embraced the imagination as "the body of God",[4] or "Human existence itself".[5]
Quotes
“If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: infinite.”
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell “No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.”
Proverbs of Hell “He who binds to himself a joy / Does the wingèd life destroy; / But he who kisses the joy as it flies / Lives in eternity’s sunrise.”
Several Questions Answered “The tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.”
Proverbs of Hell “The moon like a flower / In heaven’s high bower, / With silent delight, / Sits and smiles on the night.”
Songs of Innocence
Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Books by William Blake in order
Books by William Blake in the order they were published, from Poetical Sketches (1783) to William Blake (2001).
- 1Poetical Sketches
Poetical Sketches1783 - 2Songs of Innocence
Songs of Innocence1789 - 3America, a Prophecy
America, a Prophecy1793 - 4The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell1793 - 5Visions of the Daughters of Albion
Visions of the Daughters of Albion1793 - 6Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Songs of Innocence and of Experience1794 - 7The Songs of Experience
The Songs of Experience1794 - 8Milton
Milton1810 - 9The Book of Urizen
The Book of Urizen1815 - 10William Blake's Illustrations of the Book of Job
William Blake's Illustrations of the Book of Job1825 - 11William Blake
William Blake2001 - 12English Romantic Poetry
English Romantic Poetry - 13Milton a Poem, and the Final Illuminated Works
Milton a Poem, and the Final Illuminated Works - 14Selected Poems (Blake, William)
Selected Poems (Blake, William) - 15Songs of Innocence and Experience
Songs of Innocence and Experience - 16Songs of Innocence and of Experience : Shrewing the Two Cont
Songs of Innocence and of Experience : Shrewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, 1789 - 1794 - 17The Complete Poems
The Complete Poems - 18The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake
The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake - 19The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake
The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake - 20The Poetry and Prose of William Blake
The Poetry and Prose of William Blake - 21The Portable Blake
The Portable Blake - 22The Tyger
The Tyger - 23Tiriel
Tiriel - 24Works of William Blake
Works of William Blake